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Information and Updates Related to COVID-19

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Dr. Christina Garza wears full protective equipment as she cares for patients with COVID-19

**School of Medicine Alumna Channels Cura Personalis Lessons to Psychiatric Care During Pandemic**

For Christina Garza, MD (C’01, M’08), assistant professor of psychiatry at the Columbia University Medical Center in New York, the ability to adapt quickly has been essential to providing accessible and compassionate patient care in the spirit of cura personalis during the COVID-19 pandemic. This included tapping the School of Medicine’s alum network for help acquiring technology to connect isolated, critically ill patients to their caregivers and families.

Care of the Whole Person, and Community

Guided by the Jesuit tradition of cura personalis, care of the whole person, Georgetown University School of Medicine educates a diverse student body to become knowledgeable, ethical, skillful, and compassionate physicians and biomedical scientists who are dedicated to the care of others and to the health needs of our society.

Degrees and Admissions

Since 1851, Georgetown University School of Medicine has been instructing the world’s future doctors with a commitment to education intrinsic to our values and Jesuit tradition. Learn more about our admissions process, dual degree programs and concentrations.

Curriculum

The School of Medicine curriculum trains medical students within three domains: knowledge, skill & values and attitudes. Throughout their course of study and training, Georgetown students are challenged to achieve their personal potential. Learn more about our curriculum.

Special Programs

There are several programs offered through the School of Medicine, such as the GEMS program, which provides learning opportunities for students from underrepresented populations, and the Mini Medical School Program, a community outreach program for residents of the Washington Metropolitan area. Learn more about our special programs and offerings.